When I’m doing well, it’s like I’m in a nice little ballet. Everything is going slow all around me. It’s very peaceful.
BARRY ZITOSome people pray to a totem pole, some people pray to a sun, some people pray to a god. It all works for them. It all comes back to what you think.
More Barry Zito Quotes
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The only person who ever stops me from achieving something is me.
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I need to set an example, which is great, and I look forward to doing just that.
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I’m OK being the veteran, but I’m still just a kid.
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I hadn’t focused on mechanics since I signed professionally.
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The outfield is solid, so is the catching and the infield.
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I can count my friends on one hand.
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Everyone focuses on the earthly state, but how cool might death be? I believe in spiritual rebirth, and I can’t wait to experience that.
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I think I’m aware of what goes on in my mind more than some guys, and for that reason I fight more battles.
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We’re all physical bodies, but basically everything we do is determined by what goes on in our heads.
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I do look forward to keeping in touch with the guys because we’ll always be connected in people’s minds.
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It would be great to just be able to ignore everything and pitch to a spot, to suppress the intellect and let the intuition take over.
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I just write mechanical things.
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I need to have perspective. That’s one of the big things former players told me, to not try to live up to anything, just live up to yourself.
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I’m not trying to be cocky, but I set such a high standard for myself. I’m not happy when I pitch seven innings and give up two runs and get a win.
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I think in the bullpen you can tell during your warmups, if you have a good feel for it. But anything can happen once you get into a game. Sometimes you just wind up throwing it better than ever before one day without knowing why.
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